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Acanthoceras vectense

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae

Taxonomy
Pseudacompsoceras vectense was named by Spath (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pseudacompsoceras.

It was recombined as Acanthoceras vectense by Wright et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. confusum, A. davatum, A. eulessanum, A. mirialampiensis, A. pseudorenevieri, A. quadratum, A. roemeri, A. subflexuosum, A. tarrantense nitidum
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by P. Wagner on 2021-01-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Pseudacompsoceras vectense Spath
1996Acanthoceras vectense Wright et al. p. 156

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyAcanthoceratidaeGrossouvre 1894
subfamilyAcanthoceratinaede Groussouvre 1894
genusAcanthoceras
speciesvectense(Spath 1925)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Acanthoceras vectense Spath 1925
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Diagnosis
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